"One Person Can Make a Difference" Lecture Series

Since 2001 the Center for Conflict Resolution has hosted the “One Person Can Make a Difference” lecture series. It provides the campus and Salisbury community with a unique opportunity to spend an evening with individuals who have walked off the pages of world history.  Each person in the lecture series provides a first person account of some of the most inspiring stories of our age, focuses our attention on the power of creative problem solving, non-violent action and power of the spoken word.

Most Recent Speaker:

Arun Gandhi
 presented his Lecture:

"Nonviolence in the Age of Terrorism"

• Conflict Resolution Scholar-in-Residence

• Founder M.K. Gandhi Institute for Nonviolence

• Grandson of Mohandas "Mahatma" Gandhi

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following the name of the lecture is a link to the speaker's lecture poster (.PDF)

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Past Speakers:

• President Frederik Willem de Klerk: "Leadership and Making a Difference"
  de Klerk lecture poster (pdf)
  • Nobel Laureate (1993) co-recipient with Nelson Mandela for their efforts in ending Apartheid
  • 10th State President of South Africa (1989-1994)
  • Leader of the National Party (1989-1997)
  • Vice-president in the government of national unity under Nelson Mandela (1994-1996)
     
• Ibrahim Agboola Gambari: "Promoting Peace Amidst Demanding
                                                Conflicts" Gambari lecture poster (pdf)
  • Under-Secretary-General/Special Adviser on Africa
  • Nigeria's Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the United Nations
  • Founder of the Savannah Centre for Diplomacy, Democracy and Development (Abuja, Nigeria)
  • Chaired the UN Special Committee on PeaceKeeping Operations (1990-1999)
     
• Robert Bell: "Justice and Social Change" Bell lecture poster (pdf)
  • Chief Judge Maryland Court of Appeals
  • Head of the Maryland Judiciary
  • Chair of the Mediation and Conflict Resolution Office
  • Chair Maryland Judicial Conference
     
• Lech Walesa: "Democracy: The Never Ending Battle" Walesa lecture poster (pdf)
  • Walesa SU Article (pdf)
  • Nobel Laureate (1983)
  • Trade Union Activist and Leader (Solidaritet)
  • Former President of the Republic of Poland
  • Time Man of the Year
     
• Dr. Helen Caldicott: "The New Nuclear Danger" Caldicott lecture poster (pdf)
  • Nobel Peace Prize Nominee
  • Co-Founder of Physicians for Social Responsibility
     
• Dr. Fariyal Ross-Sheriff: "The Role of Women in Exile and Repatriation" Ross-Sheriff lecture poster (pdf)
  • Director of Social Work PhD Program Howard University
  • Editor of the Journal of Women and Social Work (Sage Publications)
     
• Michael Hovey: "Canaries in the Coal Mine: The Role of Peace
                              Advocates  When War Approaches" Hovey lecture poster (pdf)
  • Executive Director of the Hague Appeal for Peace
     
• Arun Gandhi: "Non-Violence or Non-Existence Options for the 21st
                           Century" Gandhi lecture poster (pdf)
  • Founder and President of M.K. Gandhi Institute for Non-Violence
     
• Giandomenico Picco: "Crossing the Divide: Dialogue Among Civilizations" Picco lecture poster (pdf)
  • Under Secretary General of the United Nations
  • CEO of GDP Associates
  • President of  Non Governmental  Peace Strategies Project
     
• Ambassador John W. McDonald: "Ethnic Conflict in Today's World" McDonald lecture poster (pdf)
  • Chairman and Co-founder of the Institute for Multi-Track Diplomacy